Before Bob & Ray, comedians told jokes. After Bob & Ray, they told stories. When they first got together in 1946 on WHDH-AM Boston, no one guessed that their subtle, intelligent, deadpan brand of humor would revolutionize the comedic landscape. With a gift for an improvisation and a keen understanding of the absurd, Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding created a universe of wonderful characters and rewrote the rules for what s funny. Consider any important comedy star since Bob Newhart, Garrison Keillor, Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, George Carlin, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and you can hear the debt to Bob & Ray. This collection honors the two and only with selections from their early years (1950s, 60s, and 70s) and public radio years ( 80s), their 1984 Carnegie Hall performances, and previously unreleased archival recordings.